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Date June 6, 1944

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Sword Beach
Infographic depicting the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944, focusing on the Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches. The image includes maps showing the planned assault, initial assault directions, and final Allied positions by midnight D-Day, with labeled beaches and surrounding towns. Facts and figures summarize the timing, width, participating Allied and German divisions, troop numbers, and casualties for each beach, with British and Canadian forces highlighted. Insets provide a locator map of the Nor
Historical map of the Normandy coast in France showing the planned Allied assault on June 6, 1944, during World War II. The map highlights Gold, Juno, and Sword beaches, marking planned assault areas, objective zones, paratroop drop zones, and locations of German resistance along the shoreline and inland towns.
Historical map of the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944, showing the initial Allied assault on Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches along the northern coast of France. The map uses green arrows for the main Allied attack routes, shaded areas for paratroop drop zones, orange arrows for German 21st Panzer Division counterattacks, and red lines for German resistance positions. Key beach sectors and nearby towns such as Bayeux, Caen, and Ouistreham are labeled.
Map of the Normandy coast showing the final Allied positions at midnight on D-Day, June 6, 1944, at Gold, Juno, and Sword Beaches. The map marks key landing sectors, nearby towns, areas of German resistance, and the extent of Allied advances inland.
Normandy Invasion
Normandy Invasion
Normandy Invasion
Map showing the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944, with red arrows indicating Allied invasion routes from southern England across the English Channel to five landing beaches in Normandy, France. Key Allied embarkation areas, German divisions, and headquarters locations are marked, along with a locator map of France in the lower left corner.
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France
France
country, Europe
Mont-Saint-Michel
Normandy
region, France

Key People

Miles Dempsey, commander of the British Second Army during World War II.
Miles Christopher Dempsey
British general
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Richard Nelson Gale
British army officer